Tennessee House Approves Sports Betting Bill
A bill allowing online sports betting in Tennessee passed the state’s House of Representatives Wednesday. 25th District Representative Cameron Sexton (Crossville) said the bill would help reduce the amount of illegal betting across the state. “We have bookies all across the state of Tennessee that are unregulated, operating behind the scenes, there’s no protection for […]
Algood Switches To Twin Lakes For Phones And Internet
The City of Algood has switched internet service providers. The city council voted earlier this month for city departments to utilize Twin Lakes instead of Frontier. City Administrator Keith Morrison said he requested the change after experiencing problems with Frontier’s services. “Our utility server went down this past year and the internet was so slow […]
NAPA Aims For Car Wash Record Saturday
NAPA Auto Parts will look to break a world record Saturday by washing cars at 190 locations nationwide. Baxter NAPA owner Steve Phillips said the event will be part of the store’s grand-opening celebration. “This is a lot of fun. It’s a chance for Baxter to participate in a Guinness Book of World Records event […]
Fire Destroys Unoccupied Mobile Home
A Wednesday night fire destroyed an unoccupied mobile home in Putnam County’s Buffalo Valley area. Putnam County Fire Department Captain Coty Nash said about 14 firemen responded to St. Marys Road. “The first unit arrived on scene and found the trailer fully involved,” Nash said. “With the access problems in getting the apparatus back to […]
Pall Mall Man Indicted After Forged Check Investigation
A Pickett County grand jury has indicted a Pall Mall man following a forged check investigation. TBI officials charged 46-year-old Jonathan Davidson Wednesday on 12 counts each of forgery and passing forged writing. The TBI began investigating multiple forged checks last October that resulted in funds being stolen from a Byrdstown lumber company. The investigation […]
Cookeville Man Charged For Criminal HIV Exposure
A Cookeville man faces charges after exposing an individual to HIV earlier this month. Cookeville Police charged 52-year-old Oscar Torres Wednesday with criminal exposure of another to a sexually-transmitted disease. Detectives spoke with Torres about the incident when he admitted to having sexual contact with a 19-year-old individual. Arrest warrants indicate police interviewed and determined […]
Osterhoudt Violates Order Of Protection Again
A convicted sex offender has violated an order of protection for the second time since October. The Monterey Police Department arrested Dylan Christopher Osterhoudt on Elmore Street Wednesday. Deputies came in contact with the 26-year-old after responding to reports of a male manhandling a woman. A records check revealed a 2016 order of protection that […]
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Wednesday Crash
A 64-year-old Florida man had to be airlifted to U.T. Medical Center after crashing his motorcycle Wednesday. The crash happened at 11:25 a.m. on Highway 68 in Cumberland County. A Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report said William M. Evans of Port Charlotte, FL was traveling southbound when the crash occurred. The report said his 2009 […]
